This Week in White Supremacy #76 | ‘White people literally amplify their voting power by incarcerating Black people’

“Most people don’t realize this: not only can incarcerated people not vote, but their population counts towards the (conservative) towns where they are incarcerated when drawing/allocating districts. White people literally amplify their voting power by incarcerating Black people.” ~ Aditya Mukerjee

Aditya Mukerjee, the Otterrific on Twitter: “Most people don’t realize this: not only can incarcerated people not vote, but their population counts towards the (conservative) towns where they are incarcerated when drawing/allocating districts. White people literally amplify their voting power by incarcerating Black people.” http://bit.ly/2PJaBij

Donald J. Trump on Twitter: “Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft. You will be a great player for years to come, maybe one of the best. Big Talent! San Francisco will embrace you but most importantly, always stay true to yourself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” http://bit.ly/2PDPZYT

Brian Krassenstein on Twitter: “Moments Ago Trump congratulated Nick Bosa for being selected #2 in the NFL Draft. Bosa is a White, Trump supporter, who follows multiple White Nationalist accounts on Instagram. The #1 Pick, AHEAD of Bosa, an African American named Kyler Murray, got NO Mention. Coincidence?” http://bit.ly/2PGZZAH

Robert Littal on Twitter: “Nick Bosa Latest Likes From 2nd White Nationalist IG Acct Shows He Dislikes Beyonce Not b/c of Her Music, But b/c She Dressed Up Like a “Black Panther” & Protested Against Police Brutality During SB Performance (Deleted Tweets-IG)” http://bit.ly/2PPnnvX

Charles M. Blow on Twitter: “So, Trump thinks racist, slave-owning Robert E. Lee, who lead the confed army to crushing defeat, was a great general. And, he thinks racist, slave-owning Andrew Jackson, whose “Indian removal program” eventually lead to the Trail of Tears, was a great prez. See the pattern?” http://bit.ly/2PDIscm

David Jolly on Twitter: “Not enjoyable to bring back footage of David Duke at Charlottesville, but in light of Trump and his defenders reshaping his ‘fine people’ remark this morning on the WH lawn, watch below at :22. At :30, David Duke says, “we’re going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump.”… https://t.co/zJBpegDsFK&#8221; http://bit.ly/2PFgTj4

Larry Sabato on Twitter: “You know what I heard that weekend? Not one single comment about Robert E. Lee. But I did hear racial slurs and the chants, “Jews will not replace us!” and “Into the ovens!” Very fine people, indeed.… https://t.co/GsN8Z3iEwD&#8221; http://bit.ly/2PFTs9i

Tommy Vietor on Twitter: “The measles outbreak coverage is oddly apolitical. Blame for ebola was placed squarely on Obama (including by Trump). Meanwhile, Trump is the world’s most famous anti-vaxxer and is clearly part of the problem” http://bit.ly/2PGZFBZ

Mikel Jollett on Twitter: “Robert E. Lee owned 200 slaves (which he famously tortured) then led a rebellion to extend slavery which killed 620,000 people. Saying you’re not a racist, you just love Robert E. Lee is like saying you’re not an antisemite, you just love Hitler.… https://t.co/MaVFJcqsBp&#8221; http://bit.ly/2PFgYTU

John Weaver on Twitter: “Stop with this bullshit about Robert E. Lee. Lee was a brutal, intolerant slave owner who committed treason, resulting in the deaths of thousands and thousands of Americans, to preserve slavery. Period. Fact. End of discussion.” http://bit.ly/2PFh4uK

An ICE Agent Shoved a Lawyer While Making an Arrest At the Multnomah County Courthouse – Willamette Week http://bit.ly/2PFHJre

Phillip Atiba Goff on Twitter: “1. Excited that our new paper is out in ⁦@PNASNews⁩. Longitudinal data shows that, regardless of previous criminality, Black and Latino boys who are stopped more often by police are actually MORE likely to commit crimes 6, 12, and 18 months later.” http://bit.ly/2PDnNVO

Driver crashed into people because he thought they were Muslim, police say – Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/2PH0b2T

Catherine Wigginton on Twitter: “So this bullshit just went down today at Politics & Prose. White nationalists disrupting @JonathanMetzl talk on his book Dying of Whiteness. Point made. @PM_Learn” http://bit.ly/2PJbSpB

The EPA wanted to clean up toxic soil in Alabama. Why did a lobbyist, a lawyer and a legislator try to stop them? – The Washington Post https://wapo.st/2PFkGNf

Kristen Clarke on Twitter: “Shane Piche, white, admitted to raping a 14 yr old girl. He will do NO jail time. 16 yr old Kaleif Browder, African American, spent 3 yrs on Rikers Island awaiting trial on an accusation that he stole a backpack. Much of the time was spent in solitary confinement” http://bit.ly/2PFUHW0

Mark Elliott on Twitter: “This year’s Teacher of the Year is Rodney Robinson. Yes, he’s black” ==> POLITICO on Twitter: “Donald Trump is expected to take a pass on handing out this year’s National Teacher of the Year award honors — forgoing a tradition that dates to President Harry Truman” http://bit.ly/2PM3JRq

Anti-Semitic Incidents Remained at Near-Historic Levels in 2018; Assaults Against Jews More Than Doubled | Anti-Defamation League http://bit.ly/2PHKrfU

Arjun Sethi on Twitter: “Some devastating news out of Ohio. Four members of a Sikh family were shot dead in their apartment yesterday. There was forced entry & and police are investigating hate as a potential motive. Day after Day. Tragedy after Tragedy. It’s truly unbearable.” http://bit.ly/2PFRXb3

Kristen Clarke on Twitter: “There is a stark racial wealth divide in our country today —a typical white family has $140,500 in wealth, while a typical African American family has just $3,400. Predatory lending exacerbates this crisis.” http://bit.ly/2PHQJvT

Thread: Rashad Robinson on Twitter: “About 13 years ago in Central Park, I was stopped and frisked by the police while on a morning run. They had me up against a tree, claiming that I looked like I was “running from something.” The white officers said that “I didn’t look like a runner.” #WhenTheySeeUs” http://bit.ly/2PHctYR

Kristen Clarke on Twitter: “30 yrs ago, Trump ran this ad in NY papers Trump wrote: “I want to hate these muggers and murderers. They should be forced to suffer and when they kill, they should be executed..” The #CentralParkFive, all young Black boys, were wrongfully convicted & released several yrs later” http://bit.ly/2vy7y39

AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS

Judges Rule Michigan Congressional Districts Are Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered – The New York Times https://nyti.ms/2PPmpQl

The Hill on Twitter: “Vermont Senate votes to remove all slavery references from state Constitution” http://bit.ly/2PG2e78

Yankees And Flyers Eject Kate Smith’s ‘God Bless America’ : NPR (In the aftermath of a discovery that the singer also recorded at least two songs with racist content in the 1930s, two major American sports teams, baseball’s New York Yankees and ice hockey’s Philadelphia Flyers, have announced that they will stop playing Smith’s rendition of the Irving Berlin patriotic classic.) https://n.pr/2PHO45i

Tomthunkit on Twitter: “Bodega owners around the city will stop selling the NY Post over its depiction of Rep. Ilhan Omar” http://bit.ly/2PIgzQm

Gary Parrish on Twitter: “Tony Bennett has announced that Virginia’s national championship men’s basketball team has declined an invitation to visit The White House.” http://bit.ly/2PJK4BE

Kristen Clarke on Twitter: “BREAKING: Texas #VoterSuppression scheme defeated! Officials made FALSE claims about more than 95K+ non-citizens on the registration rolls. Today’s settlement brings this naked attempt to purge legitimately registered voters from the rolls to an end. @LawyersComm” http://bit.ly/2PHOkRO

Fred Wellman on Twitter: “You know what you call the first black woman to graduate Ranger School? Ranger…just like the rest of us. Congratulations SFC Simmons! Well done!” http://bit.ly/2PFhvFo

Nancy Wang Yuen on Twitter: “Given that Lucy Liu is only the second Asian woman (after Anna May Wong) to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I did some digging. In 2011, of the 2,354 stars: 3.4% belong to Hispanics 5.1% belong to African-Americans 0.4% belong to Asians” http://bit.ly/2PFRFRv

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